Lost Bistro does two birds, Hainanese chicken and French-style roast, Italian restaurant Frasca at The Middle House launches its seasonal menu, and Carrot & Cleaver now has a vegan meal plan for delivery.

Lost Bistro

Hainanese Chicken Rice X French-Style Roast

Address: 1/F, 40 Gaoyou Lu, near Fuxing Xi Lu 高邮路40号1楼, 近复兴西路
Tel: 64335126
Hours: 11am-9pm

The OG who first opened Five Star Hainanese Chicken Rice in Shanghai is bringing back his famous poached chicken, serving it at Lost Bistro. On the menu are two birds: Hainanese chicken rice and a French-style roast.

Lost Bistro is located on the ground floor of Lost Heaven on Gaoyou Lu and was shares the space with Lost Bakery. In the kitchen is Singaporean chef Xander Ang, the guy who opened the first Five Star Hainanese Chicken Rice in 2014 on Jiaozhou Lu. It was possibly the best Hainanese chicken at the time. Now he’s putting it back on the menu, and it tastes just like home.

The menu at Lost Bistro is straightforward: Ultra-tender poached chicken and an equally juicy whole-roasted bird with sides to match. It’s tasty, affordable, every day food.

Hainanese Chicken Rice — Thigh (¥68), half chicken (¥98), whole (¥168), served with the three classic sauces of fermented garlic-chili, ginger and scallions with sesame oil, and sweet dark soy sauce.
Fragrant garlic chicken rice (¥12)
French-Style Roasted Chicken — Thigh (¥68), half (¥98), whole (¥168), served with garlic aioli.
Roasted Potatoes (¥28), Roasted Seasonal Vegetables (¥25)
Iced Kalamansi and Iced Lemon Tea (¥28 each)

Plus, there are some Nomfluence Readers Deals:

Every Sunday, buy-one-get-one whole chickens. This deal is only available every Sunday from 12pm-9pm in-store.

Plus, get a complimentary Iced Kalamansi or Iced Lemon Tea with the purchase of a quarter, half, or whole chicken. Limited one complimentary drink per person.

Chickens are also available for delivery on Meituan. Search for “Lost Bistro” (Gaoyou Lu).

Frasca, The Middle House

Fresh Pastas & Roman Desserts

Address: The Middle House, 366 Shimen Yi Lu, near Wujiang Lu 石门一路366号, 近吴江路
Tel: 32168168
Hours: 11:30am-2:30pm, 6-10pm

Frasca Italian restaurant at The Middle House, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Italian restaurant Frasca at The Middle House has just refreshed their menu for the season, featuring a couple new dishes from Chef Lorenzo Merolle featuring summer salads, seasonal pastas, and a Roman Maritozzo sweet pastry for dessert. The fresh pastas are exquisite, made fresh daily with eggs and semolina flour.

Frasca Italian restaurant at The Middle House, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Insalata di Crescione & Carciofi (¥108) – Watercress salad with broad beans, baby sweet peas, fresh baby artichokes, pecorino romano, lemon, and extra virgin olive oil dressing.
Frasca Italian restaurant at The Middle House, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Burrata & Proscuitto (¥128) – 125g of burrata with 36-month aged parma ham, confit heritage tomatoes, fresh arugula, and garlic flowers.
Frasca Italian restaurant at The Middle House, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Tagliolini Al Branzino (¥148) – Fresh egg pasta with Dalian sea bass, calamansi vinaigrette, and baby artichokes. It’s a light summery dish.
Frasca Italian restaurant at The Middle House, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Tagliatelle Frasca Ragu (¥228) – Not new but worth ordering. This chef’s signature pasta is made with fresh tagliatelle, coated in a chunky ragu of Mayura wagyu beef, pork shoulder, and veal ossobuco. Fantastic.
Frasca Italian restaurant at The Middle House, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Tagliata ai Ferri (¥288) – 150g of Australian Ranger Valley Infinity M9 flank steak, served with roasted and marinated baby eggplant. It’s an uber rich, high-marbled cut of meat with an opulent red wine and beef reduction. Be sure to get every last drop of that sauce with the table bread.
Frasca Italian restaurant at The Middle House, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Fagioli e Cipolle (¥58) – A side dish of steamed cannellini beans with fresh onions.
Frasca Italian restaurant at The Middle House, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Maritozzaro (¥88) – A fluffy sweet bun pastry from Rome, traditionally filled with whipped cream. Pistachio ice cream is also an option, pictured above. A heavy dessert.

Carrot & Cleaver

Healthy Vegan Meal Plans

Address: 1/F, Shanghai Centre, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Xikang Lu 上海商城1楼, 南京西路1376号, 近西康路
Tel: 62338980
Hours: Daily, 11am-7:30pm

Carrot & Cleaver by MissGreen, vegan plant-based meals in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Plant-based “vegan deli” and salad bar Carrot & Cleaver by MissGreen has just launched meal plans, available for delivery via their mini-program, in addition to some new dishes at their location at Shanghai Centre.

Carrot & Cleaver by MissGreen, vegan plant-based meals in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
2-day meal plan

First off, the meal plans. There are four plans available, for two, five, seven, and 14 days, for ¥364, ¥850, ¥1,230, and ¥2,988, respectively. Each day’s meal plan includes at least two hefty meals for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, plus a dessert, a healthy snack, or a beverage, with a daily calorie count from 1200kcal to 1800kcal.

Carrot & Cleaver by MissGreen, vegan plant-based meals in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
One day’s worth of food

Meal plans like these are especially convenient if you’re on a vegan diet but don’t have time to prepare your meals. As a meat eater, meal plans like these are not for me, but I can say that some of the items were quite tasty, like the sandwich and power bowl.

Carrot & Cleaver by MissGreen, vegan plant-based meals in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Chili Con Carne rice with roasted peppers, charred vegan cheese, and greens. Only available in the meal plan.

Some of the meal plan items are also available a la carte for delivery and in-store:

Carrot & Cleaver by MissGreen, vegan plant-based meals in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Green Curry (¥62) with MissGreen plant-based crab balls over high-fiber rice.
Carrot & Cleaver by MissGreen, vegan plant-based meals in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Kimchi Cheese Sandwich (¥68) – This is pretty darn good. And it’s especially interesting because it has a tasty, slightly sweet house-made vegan cheese, made from fermented cashews. Coupled with tons of greens and spicy kimchi.
Carrot & Cleaver by MissGreen, vegan plant-based meals in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Kombucha (¥35)
Carrot & Cleaver by MissGreen, vegan plant-based meals in Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
MissGreen Power Bowl (¥68) – A hefty bowl of quinoa, chickpeas, avocado, vegan meatballs, plenty of greens, and more of that tasty vegan cheese.